The Toronto Globe & Mail, Jan. 4, 1980 DENDERA MISSION, Rhodesia – They stare through suspicion-filled eyes, clinging to their weapons. A week ago, these men and women would have killed any white man they encountered. Today, they walk among white men in military uniforms who, their commanders assure them, are foreigners and neutral. They […]

The Toronto Globe & Mail, Jan. 2, 1980 SALISBURY – Although it enters the 1980s with a major peace agreement, Southern Africa faces the prospect of a replay of the bloodshed of the past decade. Few seasoned observers doubt that post-election Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) will be a nation torn by armed clashes between political groups seeking […]

Salisbury RHODESIA (Dec. 28, 1979) — Special to The Globe and Mail – The future of the Rhodesian ceasefire was in jeopardy yesterday with a warning from Patriotic Front guerrilla alliance co-leader Robert Mugabe that he might not take part in the operation and with the news that the commander of Mr. Mugabe’s forces, Gen. […]

The Toronto Globe & Mail, Dec. 21, 1979 SALISBURY – The first contingent of British troops for the ceasefire monitoring force arrived here yesterday to develop the military infrastructure to support about 750 fellow Britons and another 350 soldiers from four other Commonwealth nations. The 110 soldiers arrived aboard a Royal Air Force VC-10 within […]